bumfuzzle
verb/ˈbʌmfʌzl/ · /ˈbəmˌfəz(ə)l/
Etymology Probably an alteration of fuzzled (“confused, intoxicated”), with the colloquial intensifier prefix bum-. First attested in 19th-century U.S. dialect.
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Southern US, Colloquial To confuse or fluster.
Chiefly South Midland US
- Related terms
- befuddled, bewildered, confounded, flummoxed, perplexed